It may also include a course tutor or mentor. Task B: I recently participated in Equality and Diversity training at Mary Seacole Housing Association. During the day, we looked at the grouping of the various acts under the heading of Equality and Diversity, the cycle of discrimination, the 9 protected categories and what steps we can take to prevent prejudice in our work environment. Though I have undertaken this sort of training previously, it allowed me to appreciate that equality does not necessarily mean that we should treat everyone the same but we should treat everyone according to their requirements and needs. It also reminded me of the importance of educating myself about the different cultures that I may be required to provide services for in the future to safeguard against ignorance or unintentionally offending someone
Engage in Personal Development in Health, Social Care Or Children`s and Young People`s Setting. 1.Understand what is required for competence in own work role. Duties and responsibilities: To work together with a service user to provide a service that meets personal care needs, while promoting health and safety, independence and choice and respecting service users privacy and dignity. To meet the aims and objectives of the agency, in compliance with agency policies and procedures and national minimum care standards. Expectations about own work role as expressed in relevant standards(Code of Practice, Regulations, Essential standards, National Occupational Standards): to examine why and how I practice, to identify areas for improvement, to develop different ways of working, to develop new areas of learning.
Distinction To achieve a distinction the evidence must show that, in addition to the pass and merit criteria, the learner is able to: The learner will: 1 Understand the learning process The learner can: P1 Explain key influences on personal learning processes of individuals M1 explain the importance of improving skills for learning to support learning processes 2 Be able to plan for and P2 Assess own knowledge, monitor own professional skills, practice, values, development beliefs and career aspirations at start of programme P3 Produce an action plan for self-development and the achievement of own personal goals 3 Be able to reflect on own development over time D1 evaluate changes P4 Produce evidence of own M2 analyse the importance made to action of meeting action plan progress against action plan in response to targets in supporting own plan over the duration of ongoing reflection of progression the programme development, targets and goals P5 Reflect on own personal and professional development M3 explain how knowledge D2 analyse own gained within the development and learning environment progression over time has influenced own professional development 4 Know service provision in the health or social care
• Codes of Practice are: Codes of Practice for Social Care Workers and Employers; General Social Care Council; Standards of conduct; Standards of Conduct Performance & Ethics: Health Professionals Council • National Occupational Standards: Health and Social Care; Children's Care Learning and Development 1.2 Explain why reflecting on work activities is an important way to develop own knowledge and skills. Reflecting on activities from work and also other places is a great way to develop the things that you know, and also discover what you don’t know, allowing you to set your mind on ways to develop your knowledge and fill in any gaps in your knowledge. Learning to properly reflect on what has happened is in the past is one of the most valuable personal skills, and it’s a way that an individual can develop themselves without the need for textbooks and training, merely learning not to repeat mistakes you’ve made, and recognizing actions as mistakes in the first place goes a long way to making a person more efficient at their job role. It’s important to access the skills you have, and also the skills you lack to know where improvement is needed, and knowing exactly what you want to learn is useful in reducing the time necessary in producing a new skill. Along with having knowledge and skills,
Learning outcomes 2 and 3 must be assessed in a real work environment. Assessment methodology Learning outcomes 2 and 3 are assessed in the workplace. Learners can enter the types of evidence they are presenting for assessment and the submission date against each assessment criterion. Alternatively, centre documentation should be used to record this information. Content 1 Understand working relationships in health and social care Roles in health and social care: range of roles in health and social care eg adult social worker, paramedic, care manager, nursery worker, occupational therapist Working relationship: a relationship with a work colleague; the nature of a professional relationship; concept of team working; working within agreed guidelines; working towards common goals with a shared purpose; a business relationship Personal relationship: a relationship with a friend, family member or within a social group; interpersonal relationship; romantic relationship; based on love, liking, family bond or social commitment Different working relationships in health and social care
the code of practise explain the way that we should be working, I can use them to think about the way i work and compare them to my own work and decide if I need to make any improvements. They enable us to gain professional development and provide a way to identify good practise. Below is a list of example legislations, which are relevant to domiciliary care, and residential services. You should be aware of these laws, and how they relate to your role. These make up standards to follow for good practice in your working practices.
Unit 206 Understand the role of the social care worker Level: 2 Credit value: 1 NDAQ number: A/602/3113 Unit aim This unit is aimed at those who are interested in, or new to working in social care setting. It provides the knowledge required to understand the nature of working relationships, working in ways that are agreed with the employer, and working in partnership with others. Learning outcomes There are three learning outcomes to this unit. The learner will be able to: 1. Understand working relationships in social care settings.
Unit 511 Develop professional supervision practice in health and social care or children and young peoples settings (LM2c) 1. Understand the purpose of professional supervision in health and social care or children or young people work settings 1.1 Analyse the principles, scope and purpose of professional supervision I am going to analyse the principles, scope and purpose of supervisions. The National Minimum Standards for Care Homes for Older People along with the Skills for Care Council is the legal frame work and tool for all social care providing effective supervisions. The supervision cover all aspects of practice, philosophy of care in the home and the individuals career and development. It is good practice to carry out supervisions and appraisals The National Minimum Standards For Care and Older people and Adults states in Standard 36: The registered person ensures that the employment policies and procedures adopted to the care home induction, training and supervision arrangements are put into practice.
4.3 Explain how peer and self-assessment can be used effectively to promote learner involvement and personal responsibility in the assessment of learning. 4.4 Explain how assessment arrangements can be adapted to meet the needs of individual learners. 5.1 Explain how to judge whether evidence is Sufficient, Authentic and Current. 5.2 Explain how to ensure that assessment decisions are made against specified criteria, Valid, Reliable and Fair. 6.1 Evaluate the importance of quality assurance in the assessment process.
Describe how the duty of care affects own work role I and my employers have a “Duty of Care” when delivering services to the individuals in our care. We must follow the General Social Care Council’s (GSCC) Codes of Practice, our organisational policies and procedures and also Legislations and Acts, all of which set out the standards i am to follow. The GSCC regulates and controls the training and conduct of care workers and their employers and has a code of conduct which each are expected to adhere to. The care worker should • Protect the rights and promote the interests of service users and carers • Strive to establish and maintain the trust and confidence of service users and carers • Promote the independence of service users whilst protecting them as far as possible from danger or harm • Respect the rights of service users whilst seeking to ensure that their behaviour does not harm themselves or other people • Uphold public trust and confidence in social care services • Be accountable for the quality of their work and take responsibility for maintaining and